Things to do in Summerlin

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

"Yesterday Once More," a tribute to the 1970s music group The Carpenters, is planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive. Tickets start at $15.95. Visit suncoastcasino.com or call 636-7075.

See examples of brush painting and hand-made paper, oil paintings and art glass jewelry during a free event slated from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Urban Ranch General Store, 6985 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 105. To RSVP, email sales@urban ranchgeneralstore.com or call 368-2601.

"Star Search" winner Mark O'Toole plans to perform at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd. Tickets are $15 for Sun City Summerlin residents and $18 for nonresidents. Call 240-1301 or 800-595-4849.

Signature Productions plans to present the musical comedy "Hairspray" Monday through April 28 at the Summerlin Library Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Visit signatureproductions.net.

NCM Fathom plans to broadcast a live sing-along version of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" featuring Donny Osmond in theaters around the country at 8 p.m. Monday with a rebroadcast at 7 p.m. April 4. For a list of local theaters participating, visit fathomevents.com.

WORTH A DRIVE

The Desert Chorale plans a free Easter concert featuring John Rutter's "Requiem" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel at 4040 E. Wyoming Ave. Visit thedesertchorale.org.cnchost.com or call 531-3550.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Fine Arts plans to induct magicians Penn & Teller, Peter Foy of Flying by Foy and George Garlock of KGA Architecture into the Nevada Entertainer/Artist Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. Thursday in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $75. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 895-2787.

The Mesquite Club, 702 E. St. Louis Ave., plans its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Furniture, books, toys, art and clothes will be sold. Call Linda Shapona at 982-5977 or 981-6207.

Run Away with Cirque du Soleil is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Springs Preserve. The event includes a 5K and 1-mile walk, entertainment and activities for children. Fees are $40 for the run and $30 for the walk. Visit springspreserve.org.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., plans to present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater today and Wednesday, Straight No Chaser on Sunday and Savion Glover's Bare Soundz on March 27. Ticket prices start at $26. The Las Vegas Philharmonic's opening performance in the new venue, a Masterworks IV concert scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, is slated to feature the Las Vegas Master Singers, the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale. Tickets start at $42. Call 982-7805 or visit thesmithcenter.com.

The Neon Reverb Festival is scheduled to bring music, comedy, theater, film and more downtown today through Sunday. Visit neonreverb.com.

Nicole Pryor, cast member of "Phantom ---- The Las Vegas Spectacular," plans to perform songs from her album "The Long Way Home" during a free concert at 1 p.m. Saturday at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3980.

"Bicycle Dreams," a documentary about riders who brave The Race Across America, is set to screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $11 in advance at imathlete.com/events/bicycledreams or $15 cash at the door. Visit bicycledreamsmovie.com.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre plans to present the play "Sylvia," a story about a man, his wife and the dog that's a bone of contention between them, at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Black Box Theatre in the Alta Ham Fine Arts Building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $15 and $13.50. Visit nct.unlv.edu.

The Insurgo Theater Movement's adaptation of "Faustus" is set to run at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through March 31 at the Plaza, 1 S. Main St. Tickets are $20. Visit insurgotheater.org.

Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" is set to run at 2 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through April 1 in the Las Vegas Little Theatre's Studio Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive. Tickets start at $11. Visit lvlt.org.

Family to Family Connection's eighth annual Touch-A-Truck is planned from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at The Orleans Arena parking lot, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Children can sit in the driver's seat of more than 92 vehicles -- including firetrucks, police cars, construction trucks, race cars and big rigs. A special no-siren, no-horn time for children with special needs and sensitive ears is scheduled from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Admission is $6 or free to children younger than 2. Visit touchatruck.com.

ONGOING EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

The Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, plans to host the exhibit "Re-Cycled Metal Art Sculptures" by artist Dave Thompson through May 1. Thompson is showing his series of sculptures created from discarded or recycled metal pieces. Visit lvccld.org.

"The Eye of Africa," a show featuring Harriet Smith's images of animals from her photographic journey through southern and eastern Africa's national parks, is scheduled to be on display through April 3 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3630.

Onyx Bar offers free entertainment Tuesdays through Thursdays in Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Guests must be 21 or older. Enjoy the sounds of guitarist/vocalist Ray Fortune as he performs hits from a variety of genres from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Toto Zara performs Latin dance and soul music from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Visit stationcasinos.com.

The fresh52 Farmers Market at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd., is set to operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Visit fresh52.com.

Artist Cynthia Tassio is scheduled to show her pastel portraits exhibit "Faces" in the gallery at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, today through May 20. Visit lvccld.org or call 507-3860.

PLAN AHEAD

The Utah Ballroom Dance Company plans to perform at 7 p.m. March 29 at the Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd. Tickets are $13 for Sun City Summerlin residents and $17 for nonresidents. Call 240-1301 or 800-595-4849.

The Sun City Summerlin Art Club plans to present the fine art show "Don't Fence Us In" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 31 and April 1 at the Desert Vista Community Center, 10360 Sun City Blvd. An awards presentation is planned for 11 a.m. March 31 by judge Sharon Schafer of the Skydance Studio. The show is free and open to the public. Some works will be available for purchase. Call Patty Stroupe at 233-3130.

The Beach Boys plan to perform at 8 p.m. May 27 at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Tickets are $29, $39, $49, $59, $79 and $125 and are available at stationcasinos.com, ticketmaster.com or livenation.com.

The 11th Annual Visual Poetry Photographic Competition is planned in the art gallery at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., April 5 through June 3. The exhibition will show juried photographs from teens in middle and high school. A reception is planned from 5 to 6:30 p.m. April 5. Visit lvccld.org o call 507-3630.

The Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, plans to host a 74-foot, high-tech tractor-trailer Digital Bookmobile from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 30 and 31. Experience digital downloading through interactive demonstrations. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's audiobook, e-book, music and video download service will be available. Anyone who takes a tour of the Digital Bookmobile will receive an entry into a drawing for a chance to win a Sony e-reader. call 507-6300.

Local "green thumbs" will have their choice of more than 5,000 native and water-efficient plant varieties for purchase from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 31 at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The annual Spring Plant Sale will feature native and drought-tolerant plant species sold in container sizes ranging from 2 inches up to 5 gallons. In addition, Springs Preserve garden staff experts will be on hand to answer customer questions about how to care for their new plants. Preceding the public event, Springs Preserve members can take advantage of a special preview sale from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Admission to the plant sale in the Gardens Amphitheater is free. Regular admission prices will apply for access to museums and galleries. Guests are encouraged to bring their own wagons to transport purchases to their vehicles. Visit springspreserve.org or contact Russ Harrison at 258-2462.